Index on Censorship » Revolutionary Guards Corps http://www.indexoncensorship.org for free expression Sat, 18 May 2013 18:40:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 for free expression Index on Censorship no for free expression Index on Censorship » Revolutionary Guards Corps http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org Iranian forces deployed in Syria to curb rebel dissent http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/09/iranian-forces-deployed-in-syria-to-curb-rebel-dissent/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/09/iranian-forces-deployed-in-syria-to-curb-rebel-dissent/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:13:33 +0000 Daisy Williams http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=40223 Yesterday Iran confirmed that its revolutionary guards corps (IRGC) forces are present in Syria helping Bashar al-Assad’s government fight rebel forces. General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, issued a further warning that it would get involved militarily if its Arab ally came under attack. British officials say that the IRGC has provided riot control equipment [...]

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]]> forces are present in Syria helping Bashar al-Assad’s government fight rebel forces. General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, issued a further warning that it would get involved militarily if its Arab ally came under attack. British officials say that the IRGC has provided riot control equipment and technical advice on how to crush dissent, as well as providing support to improve monitor protestor’s use of the internet and mobile phone networks.

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